This hardcover book is torn from the spine from front to back, but it is still attached to the back side. Now, almost two decades after the original volume, oxford is proud to announce a thoroughly updated second edition, including for the first time the texts of the reign of edward iii and sir thomas more, recognizing these two plays officially as authentic works by shakespeare. Book overview hailed by the washington post as a definitive synthesis of the best editions and by the times of london as a monument to shakespearean scholarship, the oxford shakespeare is the ultimate anthology of the bards work. The nature and authority of the early documents are reexamined, and the canon and chronological order of composition freshly established.
It is based on the life of king richard ii of england ruled 7799 and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the henriad, followed by three plays concerning richards successors. But the critical reference edition emphasizes book history and the documentary origins of each text. In 1986 oxford university press published three volumes of its complete shakespeare. The new oxford shakespeare modern critical edition. May 20, 2005 the hardcover, oxford shakespeare edition of his complete works is excellent. Sometimes a threepart format is employed, with the main text at the top of the page, textual variants in the middle, and the editors commentary at the bottom. The 1914 oxford edition of the complete works of william shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published this century. The complete works leather bound published july 1st 2012 by oxford university press, usa second edition, leather bound, 1,344 pages. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespearean entirely new consideration of all of shakespeares works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Oxford university press, 1914, by william shakespeare. In the myth, danaes father is told by an oracle that he will be killed by the son of his. This book has no useful table of contents so its only value is to someone who wants to read the poems and plays end to end. The glossary is paltry at best, but at least it gives clarifications. The text is aligned in a way that is easy to distinguish between verse and prose. There is a picture of william shakespeare on one of the first 3 pages which are torn from the book but are present.
Oxford university press, 1914, by william shakespeare html at bartleby. The complete works of william shakespeare by craig, w j. The works of william shakespeare gathered into one volume. The complete works the oxford shakespeare william shakespeare stanley wells gary taylor john jowett william montgomery s. Oct, 2019 scholars of elizabethan drama believe that william shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays between 1590 and 1612. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by william shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. The complete works of william shakespeare by shakespeare, william, 15641616. Word and image in the english renaissance oxford handbooks. Buy collins classics the complete works of william. The complete works is a thoroughly updated second edition of shakespeare in which the original documents have been reexamined in every detail and edited according to the most uptodate findings of textual scholarship. Annotated texts of the plays, poems, sonnets with a historical and critical backgroundthis illustrated hardcover book is in overall fairacceptable condition for its age.
The complete works oxford shakespeare 2 by william shakespeare, stanley wells, gary taylor, john jowett, william montgomery. The complete works by william shakespeare in djvu, fb2, fb3 download e book. Jul, 2006 i have the complete works of william shakespeare volume one all the plays all the poems. This remains the most common format for shakespeare editions, although the oxford complete works breaks with tradition by putting its critical apparatus in a separately published volume. Entitled the complete works, it was a singlevolume modernspelling edition edited by william james craig. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It is a very good complete works and has everything youd need if you just wanted to read the plays. Heraldic signs are an unusually simplified and denotative pictorial code that refer to.
A list of all of the plays included in the oxford shakespeare the complete works second edition. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data shakespeare, william, 15641616. In 1883 he published his first edition of shakespeare. These three won general acclaim though some, say eric sams and harold bloom have expressed dissatisfaction. Buy the complete works of william shakespeare special. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of western civilization. The online library of liberty a project of liberty fund, inc. In mainly illiterate prereformation england, the images in churcheswall paintings, statues, shrines. Buy the complete works of william shakespeare special editions book online at best prices in india on. Oxford university press first published a complete works of shakespeare in 1891. Wellresearched and documented, complete, has line numbers, and the pages are thick enough that they dont tear when you read. The complete works of shakespeare by craig, hardin published by scott, foresman and company in 1951 1st edition. Described in the guardian on its first publication in 1951 as a symbol in the. The emc masterpiece series access editions isbn 0821929569 1.
The second oxford edition of shakespeare s complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespeare an entirely new consideration of all of shakespeare s works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship. The oxford shakespeare by william shakespeare, 9780199537143, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The complete works of william shakespeare by william. The new oxford shakespeare is a landmark print and online project, which provides fully edited and annotated texts of all extant versions of all shakespeare s works for the first time, including collaborations, revisions, and adaptations. Apr 21, 2005 the second oxford edition of shakespeare s complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. While the complete works are a lot to tackle, i have read several of williams works and love them all. Find the complete works of william shakespeare by craig, w j at biblio.
Every now and then i pick up the book and read one of his works. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Critical reference edition collects the same versions of the same works found in the modern critical edition, keyed to the same linenumbering. Rare and collectible books by william shakespeare by lily king considered the greatest writer in the english language, william shakespeare s works are among the worlds most widely read, most intensely studied, and most passionately collected. The complete works of william shakespeare abebooks. Complete works of william shakespeare leatherbound classics series by shakespeare, william and a great selection of related books. This beautiful collection is the product of years of fulltime. This 1891 text is not directly related to the series known as the oxford shakespeare today, which is freshly reedited.
The 1914 oxford edition of the complete works of william shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published in the twentieth century. Shakespeare download pdf the complete works of shakespeare. Buy collins classics the complete works of william shakespeare. However, it lacks footnotes and some of the editing is strange. This kindle ebook contains shakespeare s complete plays and complete poems in a new, easytoread and easytonavigate format. The complete works of shakespeare by w j ed craig abebooks. Nelson doubleday, inc garden city new york anyone have an idea on the value of this book. The complete works the oxford shakespeare by shakespeare, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Edited by stanley wells, gary taylor, john jowett and william montgomery. The complete works of william shakespeare internet archive.
William shakespeare, the complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford shakespeare 1916 the online library of liberty this e book pdf format is published by liberty fund, inc. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. These dramatic works encompass a wide range of subjects and styles, from the playful a midsummer nights dream to the gloomy macbeth. Originally published in 1986, the oxford shakespeare. The hardcover, oxford shakespeare edition of his complete works is excellent. Complete works of shakespeare, first edition abebooks. The complete works, 2nd edition 9780199267170 by shakespeare, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
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